Los Angeles County, Palisades Fire

Update: Palisades Fire remains 95% contained, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 20 days. A crew of 1,043 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 94% of the fire by Monday afternoon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
The Hughes Fire near Castaic, north of Los Angeles, was 24% contained on Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.
Is the air quality in Los Angeles safe after the Hughes Fire, Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire?
Wildfires in Southern California this month have already made air quality in Los Angeles County poor. With the Hughes Fire erupting Wednesday near Castaic Lake and growing to over 10,000 acres, experts are advising sensitive groups to take cautionary measures.
Update: Palisades Fire remains 90% contained, 23,448 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 19 days. A crew of 1,859 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 87% of the fire by Sunday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
USA: Hughes Fire forces evacuations at Los Angeles County Jail
Hughes fire, in Castaic, forced evacuations at Los Angeles County Jail and came dangerously close to the facility.
L.A. fire updates: Beaches closed from Malibu to Playa del Rey because of debris runoff
Recent rainfall and increased debris from fire zones have prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to issue an ...
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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...
Expect Los Angeles’ multibillion-dollar fire recovery to bring fraud, abuse and more misfortune
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades ...
Los Angeles wildfires: Second California real estate agent charged with price gouging victims
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that charges have been filed against another realtor for price gouging ...
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...
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San Jose Fire Department is more understaffed than Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles
According to the Mercury News, data shows San Jose has the lowest firefighter staffing level when compared with Oakland, San ...
Los Angeles wildfires: 'Life-threatening,' powerful winds bring elevated fire risk
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that “life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds” ...
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Toxic Chemicals from Fire Debris Prompt Ocean Water Closures in Los Angeles County Beaches
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an ocean water closure due to toxic chemicals from fire debris ...
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...